DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS

Lobbying Organisation DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS

Date published 17 Sep, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026

Specific Details Launch of Dochas' 2027 Pre-Budget Submission - Ireland as a Model Power

Intended results Attendance at the launch and follow-up meetings

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jane-Ann McKenna, Chantal Sciberras

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Invitation by email; follow-up email with meeting requests and online link to submission - June 2026

Submission All Oireachtas Members Hard copy of the document mailed in June 2026

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (2-5)

Letters to the Taoiseach, Tanaiste, Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Minister Neale Richmond, Minister Jack Chambers - sent in June 2026

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister Neale Richmond - 18 August 2026

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Harris Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Finance)

Neale Richmond Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister (Department of Health)

Jack Chambers Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)